Michael Gee, the new headmaster at Allendale Columbia, recently sits down to lunch with students at the Pittsford school.

Written by

Ernst Lamothe Jr.

Just because something isn't your first choice doesn't make it second-best. And Michael Gee is very happy that he gave what is now his career a second look.

A native of the United Kingdom, Gee first gravitated to chemistry and analytical sciences. However, he wasn't enjoying himself as an industrial chemist, and he turned to education, not knowing where it would take him.

Soon, he found passion in an industry that he at first never considered. ...